The day after

The line that’s been buzzing round my head this week is the final phrase from Michael Laskey’s miracle poem of … More

Humpback of the week

Recently, my relationship with Wednesdays has changed. It’s quite a long story, and one I don’t want to trouble you … More

The line that’s been buzzing round my head the last couple of weeks is from Robert Lowell’s heartbreaking poem ‘For … More

‘Awful but cheerful’ is the final phrase and line of ‘The Bight‘, by Elizabeth Bishop. I’ve always felt that the … More

I was at a thing. Very rarely for me, it was my own thing, only my second in front of … More

I thought of it before I knew I had remembered it. Just the word ‘then’. Rereading and searching at speed … More

As I try to hold on to beginner’s mind, I recall the practice of falling in love at a moment’s … More

One of the great joys for me this summer was being able to get back to Greenbelt, a festival of … More

I am delighted to announce the publication of some new poems, which you can find at the links below. Having … More